Tallulah just knew she could be a great ballerina, if only she had a tutu. So she starts ballet class. When she does not receive a tutu, she quits. But everywhere she goes, things keep reminding her of ballet. Her neighbor’s basset hound always stands in second position. The kitchen clock performs perfect ronds de jambe. And Tallulah can’t seem to stop doing ballet, either. A park bench makes a perfect barre, and what better way to pet the dog than with a graceful plié? This well-told, funny story with a smart new character will satisfy girls’ cravings for pretty and pink, but also shows that ballet is about more than just the tutu.
- Age Range: 4 - 7 years
- Grade Level: Preschool - 3
- Lexile Measure: AD450L (What's this?)
- Series: Tallulah
- Hardcover: 40 pages
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- How We Read It: Mom reading to kids.
- Age of Children at Time of First Reading: 6 & 4
How It Came Alive
Resilience, Social-Emotional Learning
This book, and all the Tallulah books, are about how hard it is to become a ballerina. It requires commitment, practice, and compromise. It helped my daughter understand that she would have to attend class every week and do what the teacher says in order to succeed.
Art
This book, all the Tallulah and ballerina books we've read, are about the nature of life as a dancer and how dance helps bring story alive through art.
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